| SOL Homepage | Survey Description | Variable Index |

  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1996

Year: 1996

Module: Countryside
Variable: PROTENVB


Question:
And which one of the following would be closest to your own views?


Index to tables on this page

  1. % of men and women
  2. % of people of different ages
  3. % of people of different religions.

Overall Results %
Government should let businesses decide for themselves how to protect the environment, even if it means they don't always do the right thing 7
Government should pass laws to make businesses protect the environment, even if it interferes with business' rights to make their own decisions 76
Can't choose 15
Not answered 3


Results for men and women
%
  Male Female
Government should let businesses decide for themselves how to protect the environment, even if it means they don't always do the right thing 7 7
Government should pass laws to make businesses protect the environment, even if it interferes with business' rights to make their own decisions 74 77
Can't choose 16 14
Not answered 3 3


Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
  18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Government should let businesses decide for themselves how to protect the environment, even if it means they don't always do the right thing 3 3 5 7 8 17
Government should pass laws to make businesses protect the environment, even if it interferes with business' rights to make their own decisions 59 73 86 81 76 69
Can't choose 27 23 8 12 12 10
Not answered 11 1 1 0 3 5


Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
  Catholic Protestant No religion
Government should let businesses decide for themselves how to protect the environment, even if it means they don't always do the right thing 9 6 7
Government should pass laws to make businesses protect the environment, even if it interferes with business' rights to make their own decisions 70 79 76
Can't choose 19 13 12
Not answered 2 2 6


| SOL Homepage | Survey Description | Variable Index |



Disclaimer:© SOL 2003 Last Updated on Tuesday, 25-Mar-2003 10:28